Started as a natural outgrowth to my marathoning. I began running them in 1998 thinking I was in shape. My best time was something like a 4:45.
Then I challenged a friend of mine to a marathon, his first and my 4th. He had been lifting for quite some time, so I thought I had the leg up, "No way someone carrying that mass can hang for the long-haul." He beat me that year... by an hour.
After running that marathon, again coming in around 4:30 to 4:45, my buddy turned me into a meathead and I found the forces of running and lifting a strange competition in my body - I loved it.
In 2002, after lifting for a year and putting on 15 lbs of mass (while training for a 5th marathon), I smashed my personal record all to hell - 3:24... more than an hour off my best time! That day, I cried like a baby when I crossed the finish line and they placed the medal around my neck. I didn't care, it was all mine, and those that saw me sob stood in awe. I was in the top 5% of all marathon runners that day; yet, oddly, did not look like your typical marathoner.
Been hooked on lifting every since then. But after doing my 7th marathon last fall, I have refocused on lifting after learning new methods and ways from a natural pro bodybuilder friend of mine.
Along the way, I've enjoyed the personal victories and learned from the defeats. But in the final analysis, the memories of friends you shared the experience with is all that matters. Afterall, when you shove off this mortal life, you won't take this shell with you.
Why I Love It:
Common bonds...
How I Stay Motivated:
"... your body, which you have from God, is a temple of the Holy Spirit... You are not your own, for you were bought with a price." 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Evil does not exist. Evil is the absence of God. It is like darkness and cold, words that man has created to describe the absence of light or heat. In much the same way, atrophy doesn't exist -- it is the absence of motion and weights.
BB Accomplishments:
Mass in the face of a marathon.
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Last Updated: Jun 2, 2008 4:49am
Progress Pictures
Oct 21, 2007
Jul 13, 2008
Need a tan... bad... lol. But look bigger. BF% up (maybe 2-3%) as I hadn't been marathon training in a year.
thanks for the comment!! I have never seen a marathon runner with your size, that is awesome. I have never run a marathon, but I do love cardio. glad to see more people like me!
